Caribbean Airlines (IATA: BW) is a full-service carrier from Trinidad, no alliance. Its economy checked-baggage allowance is 23 kg and it operates from its POS hubs.
At a glance
Caribbean Airlines (BW) operates 0 routes in our catalogue with 0 combined weekly departures, out of Trinidad and Tobago and hubbed at POS. Economy allowance: 23 kg. Alliance: no alliance. Local brand recognition 3/10 and infant fare 10% of the adult one.
- IATA: BW
- Country: Trinidad
- Type: full-service
- Alliance: no alliance
- Hubs: POS
- Economy baggage: 23 kg
- AirHelp eligible: No
Local brand recognition 3/10, and what it means. This is our own awareness score in the Mexican market — not a measure of punctuality, safety or service — used to compare carriers against each other inside this site. A highly recognised brand tends to sell the same seat dearer because it captures direct search; a less known one competes on price in the comparator. Read it as a market signal, not a quality one.
What this record covers and what it does not. It gathers the 0 catalogued routes on which Caribbean Airlines appears — those relevant to travellers leaving or entering Mexico — not its full network. Baggage and programme data come from our own carrier record and are checked against the airline’s site; where a field does not exist it is marked unknown rather than filled with an industry-average figure.
Baggage & family
Caribbean Airlines includes 23 kg of checked baggage in its base economy fare, with the infant fare at 10% of the adult one. Its none programme adds benefits for recurring travellers. It operates 0 catalogued routes to or from Mexico.
Caribbean Airlines applies the following baggage policy. Paisano travellers visiting family should check the airline’s program before buying, since extra bags change the total ticket cost:
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Checked baggage (economy) | 23 kg |
| Carry-on | ~10 kg + personal item |
| Migrant/paisano program | — |
| Additional paisano baggage | — |
| Infant fare | 10% of adult |
The allowance belongs to the fare, not to the passenger. The kilos listed are those of the published base fare. ‘Basic’, ‘light’ and ‘zero’ families on several carriers exclude the checked bag, seat selection and sometimes date changes, even though the flight and the aircraft are identical. The carrier’s none programme attaches to specific fare families: buy the cheapest bucket and the benefit does not travel with you. Always compare with the bag already added: on short sectors the ranking of operators usually flips once it is in.
none: read it before relying on it. Programmes like this attach to specific fare families, specific routes and sometimes only to one direction or with prior enrolment. It is not a passport benefit — it is a ticket condition. Before buying the cheapest fare in order to use it, check on the airline’s own site that this exact fare includes it.
Passenger rights
Across its 0 catalogued routes neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: Caribbean Airlines is registered in Trinidad and Tobago. Leaving Mexico, Art. 47 Bis governs — at least 25% of the ticket for a delay over 4 h; leaving its own country, its home aviation authority.
Caribbean Airlines is not EU- or UK-registered, so EU261/UK261 do not apply. Passenger rights follow the civil-aviation rules of the origin or destination country (the destination country’s civil-aviation regulator), which has no fixed cash-compensation table equivalent to Europe’s. Keep your expense receipts and claim directly with the airline; if it does not respond, escalate to the regulator. AirHelp does not handle this regime.
The operating carrier decides, not the seller. The compensation regime follows the airline that actually operates the flight, not the one printed on your ticket. A codeshare sold under a Mexican carrier’s code but operated by a European one is claimed under the operator’s regime, and vice versa. The ‘operated by’ line on the boarding pass is the field that fixes who you claim from and before which authority.
What does apply on departure from Mexico. Mexico’s Ley de Aviación Civil (Art. 47 Bis), enforced by AFAC and PROFECO, covers flights taking off from Mexican territory regardless of the airline’s nationality: a delay over 4 hours attributable to the carrier entitles you to at least 25% of the ticket price, and from the first hour the airline owes assistance that escalates with duration. Keep the boarding pass and the purchase receipt — a claim stands on those two documents.
When NOT to choose Caribbean Airlines
On the pairs Caribbean Airlines operates, our catalogue lists 0 alternative airlines. With 23 kg of allowance and 0 routes covered, there are clear scenarios where another option returns more for the same money. On 0 of those pairs three or more operators compete.
- For Mexican domestic or short transborder hops, a low-cost carrier (Volaris or VivaAerobus) is usually cheaper.
- If you collect miles in a global alliance, Caribbean Airlines belongs to none, so points won’t transfer.
Travelling light, you pay for something you do not use. Those 23 included kg are inside the price whether or not you check a bag. If the trip is two days and fits in the cabin, a bag-free low-cost fare on the same pair works out better. A generous allowance pays off on the family trip and the loaded return, not on the weekend break.
When the date outranks the price. If the trip hangs on a consular appointment, a ship joining date or a family commitment with no slack, look at the pair’s frequency before the fare. In a corridor with few weekly departures, the airline running the most of its own services that day is worth the price difference, because it is the one that can rebook you without depending on third-party agreements.
FAQ
The 6 questions on this record are answered from catalogue figures for BW: routes and weekly frequencies, minimum fares observed by the collector, checked-baggage allowances and the rights regime that applies on each leg. No answer adds data that is not in those sources.
Which compensation regime applies to Caribbean Airlines? Caribbean Airlines is not EU- or UK-based, so EU261/UK261 do not apply; the destination country’s rules govern.
What checked-baggage allowance does Caribbean Airlines include? Caribbean Airlines’s economy checked-baggage baseline is 23 kg.
Which alliance is Caribbean Airlines in? Caribbean Airlines is not part of a global alliance.
Does Caribbean Airlines fly from Mexico? Caribbean Airlines serves the Mexican market via connections; see related routes.
How many weekly departures do Caribbean Airlines’s routes total? Its 0 catalogued routes total 0 weekly departures, counting every airline on each pair. It measures corridor supply, not Caribbean Airlines’s own flight count.
Where are Caribbean Airlines’s hubs? At POS. Connecting through the airline’s own hub is usually more robust than through an airport where it runs one daily frequency: that is where it has aircraft and crews to fix a delay.
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Published by FlightsMX Editorial Team. Verify baggage policies with the airline before travelling — these change frequently.